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Total Eye Care Will Join Worldwide Effort to Raise Awareness of Silent "Sight Thief" as Part of World Glaucoma Day

Colleyville, Texas - March 5, 2009 -- Total Eye Care, Dr. Richard Driscoll and Dr. Alycia Green will join eye care professionals around the world on March 12, 2009, to observe the second-annual World Glaucoma Day. Spearheaded by the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association, World Glaucoma Day is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of glaucoma, a disease that affects approximately 4 million Americans and 65 million people worldwide.¹

"Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States and worldwide², which underscores the importance of a global initiative such as World Glaucoma Day," said Dr. Richard  Driscoll. "While glaucoma cannot be prevented or cured, early detection and treatment can help to preserve sight. Individuals at risk for glaucoma and those over the age of 40 should have regular, comprehensive eye exams that include careful evaluation of the optic nerve and measurement of eye pressure."

1. People with a family history of glaucoma³
2. People with high intraocular pressure, or pressure inside the eye⁴
3. Everyone over age 60³
4. African-Americans³
5. Hispanics over the age of 60³
6. People with diabetes³
7. People who have used steroids for a long period of time³
8. People with physical eye injuries³

¹ Glaucoma Research Foundation. "Glaucoma Facts and Stats." Available at: Available at: http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/glaucoma_facts.php.

² American Glaucoma Society. Available at: http://www.glaucomaweb.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=10.

³ Glaucoma Research Foundation. "Are You at Risk For Glaucoma?" Available at: http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/are_you_at_risk.html.

⁴ Glaucoma Research Foundation. "What is Glaucoma?" Available at: http://www.glaucoma.org/learn/what_is_glaucom.php.

World Glaucoma Day is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness in the United States and worldwide.² Spearheaded by the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association, the second-annual World Glaucoma day will be held on March 12, 2009, with governments, eye care professionals and patient groups worldwide participating in activities to raise awareness of glaucoma and encourage earlier detection to help preserve vision. For more information, please visit http://www.wgday.org.